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Jimma
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Jimma is a city in Ethiopia, situated within the Jimma Zone and the Oromia region. The urban area covers 50.52 square kilometers and stands at an elevation of 1780 meters above sea level. Its local dialing code is 47, and it operates in the Africa/Addis_Ababa timezone.
Population figures for the city vary by source, with estimates ranging from 177,900 to 250,900 residents. The city’s coordinates are approximately 7.667 degrees north latitude and 36.833 degrees east longitude. Recent weather data indicates a temperature of 17.01 degrees, humidity at 83 percent, and wind speeds of 0.92.
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- Locality
- ጂማ Jimma جيمة
- Region
- ኦሮሚያ ክልል Oromia أوروميا
- Country
- ኢትዮጵያ
- Population
- 250,900
- Timezone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Jimma
- Settlement.native_name
- Jimmaa
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- om
- Settlement.nickname
- Jimmaa Abbaa Jifaar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- Scenery in Jimma
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ethiopia#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Ethiopia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ethiopia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Oromia
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Zone
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Jimma
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2007
- Settlement.population_total
- 207,000
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Located in
- Jimma Zone
- Population
- 120960
- Area
- 50.52
- Elevation
- 1780
- Image
- Jimmamosque.jpg
- Dialing code
- 47
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- Commons category
- Jimma
- P8168
- baseball card
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Understand
In 2022, Jimma was home to about 207,000 people. The three largest ethnic groups in Jimma are the Oromo (80%), the Amhara (17%) and the Dawro (1%); all other ethnic groups make up 2% of the population. Amharic and Afan Oromo are each spoken by a plurality of inhabitants. The most popular religion practiced in Jimma is Islam, followed by Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity and Protestantism.
Get around
Within the city limits people take bajajs (similar to tuktuks) or “line taxis” that are converted mini vans.
See
A few buildings have survived from the time of the Jimma Kingdom, including the Aba Jifar Palace.
Buy
Thursday is market day in Jimma. Handmade baskets are an ideal souvenir to take back home.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Climate
- Points of interest
- Sports
- Transport
- Notable residents
- References
- External links
Jimma () is the largest city in southwestern Oromia Region, Ethiopia. It is a special zone of the Oromia Region and is surrounded by Jimma Zone. It has a latitude and longitude of . Prior to the 2007 census, Jimma was reorganized administratively as a special Zone.
== History == What is now Jimma's northern suburb of Jiren was the capital of the Kingdom of Jimma. Originally named Hirmata, the city owed its importance in the 19th century to being located on the caravan route between Shewa and Kaffa, as well as being only six miles from the palace of Abba Jifar II.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jimma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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